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March 6, 2018, 6:44 am
Newly minted Best Director Guillermo del Toro has always worn his inspirations on his sleeve. Whether it’s Hammer horror films or the work of Akira Kurosawa, del Toro has been vocal about the influences that have helped him craft his own fantastical and transportive features. The Shape of Water, which also just took home the Oscar for Best Picture, is perhaps his most explicitly referential film to date, an ode to the magic of cinema and a reimagining of classic genre conventions.

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March 5, 2018, 8:59 am
In this free tutorial, we will have a closer look at the so-called Edit Selection in Pro Tools. Remember, before you can use an edit command to edit Clips in the Tracks Area, you have to make a selection to tell Pro Tools what Clip(s) are the target of a specific edit command. Also, you have to be aware that there are two variations, Time/Lane-based Selections and Object-based Selections. So which one do you choose?

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March 4, 2018, 5:49 pm
Lee Smith spends his working life in small, quiet, dark rooms but if film critics and bookmakers are correct, the Sydney-based editor will be standing alone in the brightest of lights on the Academy Awards stage clutching an Oscar in front of a massive global TV audience.

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March 4, 2018, 7:35 am
In this video from the BAFTA Guru library, delve into the world of film sound effects with Pinewood Studios' foley team. Learn from Pete Burgis - lead foley artist, Zoe Freed - foley artist, Jemma Riley-Tolch - foley & edit assistant and head of audio Glen Gathard about why foley is essential in the film production process and how they go about creating the foley.